The Good Wife

Dear kfangurl: Can you talk about the shows that you didn’t review? [Part 2]

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Since you guys seemed to really like my last Dear kfangurl post, where I talked about shows that I haven’t reviewed on the site, I thought I’d do a Part 2! Surprise..? šŸ˜ƒ

I picked 50 more (!!) shows to touch on in this post, with a quick ā€œstatus update.ā€ Mostly, these are dramas that people tend to ask me about, and also, shows that Iā€™d like to give shout-outs to, but which Iā€™m unlikely to write reviews for.

There are still more shows that Iā€™ve either sampled or watched to completion, which I am not including in this list, but maybe (just maybe?) another post, another time? šŸ˜…

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Dear kfangurl: Which dramas have strong, interesting female characters?

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Reka writes:

Dear kfangurl,

I love you blog! Your reviews are very interesting!

I started watching kdramas last year, and havenā€™t stopped since xD

I was wondering, can you recommend me any kdramas with good, compelling, interesting female characters? Because I find this aspect kind of lacking D:

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Flash Review: Suits

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If you’ve known me for a while, you’d probably know that I don’t generally do well with legal-themed dramas – even if they are very good.

Case in point: 2016’s The Good Wife, which I started watching, and which I found very good indeed – but which I also never got around to finishing.

So it definitely says something that I not only enjoyed Suits quite well, but I even – gasp! – finished it! And I’m not even that behind the live airing schedule either. Woah, right?

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Year In Review: 2016

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If there’s one conclusion I’m drawing this year, it’s that dramaland is literally exploding with new dramas on a regular basis,Ā andĀ it’s just not humanly possible to watch every dramaĀ that’s out there.

My drama instinct has always been to try to balance the urge to follow dramaĀ buzz (the niggling question of,Ā “Omo! Am I missing out on something?”), and the desire to follow my heart (theĀ “I don’t care that nobody cares about this show, I just feel like checking it out”).

These days, with moreĀ drama offerings floating around the dramaverse than ever before, I think it’s even more important that I remember to stay true to my drama instincts.

From here on out, no more hanging on pointlessly to a show that just isn’t quite working for me. It’s just not efficient spendage of drama hours – or time in general.

Next year, I will be more efficient with my use of drama time – and time in general. Ahem. *pinky swears* *resolves*

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